Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Offers Medicare Advantage Plans in 228 Texas Counties in 2026

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Offers Medicare Advantage Plans in 228 Texas Counties in 2026

Medicare's annual enrollment period begins Oct. 15

RICHARDSON, Texas - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is offering Medicare Advantage plans in 228 of Texas' 254 counties for the coming Medicare annual enrollment period.

The enrollment period begins Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 7. This is the time each year when most Medicare beneficiaries can select or switch plans. Selected plans are effective Jan. 1.

MA plans are popular because they offer benefits beyond original Medicare. For example, most BCBSTX plans include routine vision, hearing aids with a copay, and some dental coverage. Other benefits available in some plans include:

• Transportation to and from doctor's offices and pharmacies in dual eligible special needs plans for people who qualify for Medicare and Medicaid.
• Home-delivered meals following hospitalization in the duel eligible program.
• A monthly allowance for healthy groceries for duel eligible members with certain chronic conditions.
• Allowance for over-the-counter health-related products.
• Senior-oriented fitness programs through SilverSneakers^® Fitness Program.

Some BCBSTX MA plans are available for $0 premium. Others give customers money back in their Social Security check. Benefits and premiums vary by plan and geography.

BCBSTX MA plans include a network of participating providers statewide, including about 3,000 primary care providers, 15,000 specialists and 600 hospitals and other health care facilities.

Additionally, BCBSTX offers Medicare supplement insurance plans, Medicare supplement plus plans and Blue Cross MedicareRx^℠ prescription drug plans statewide. Medicare supplement insurance plans pair with original Medicare, filling coverage gaps. They are generally sold with a prescription drug plans to cover prescriptions. Medicare supplement plus plans may include dental and vision coverage as well as access to the SilverSneakers^® Fitness program.

"We offer Medicare customers a wide variety of choices to fit their every budget, lifestyle and health need, all delivered by a brand that they've come to know and trust for 95 years," said BCBSTX President Jim Springfield.

Visit https://www.bcbstx.com/medicare/shop-plans for information. Call 1-866-292-6745 (TTY 711) between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. local time, seven days a week, for enrollment questions. Additionally, get Medicare questions answered at our educational sessions. Browse opportunities at BCBSTX events.

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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas - the only statewide, customer-owned health insurer in Texas - is the largest provider of health benefits in the state, working with more than 168,000 physicians and health care practitioners, and 550 hospitals to serve nearly 8 million members in all 254 counties. BCBSTX is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation (which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Texas, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico). Health Care Service Corporation is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Not connected with or endorsed by the U.S. Government or Federal Medicare Program.

Medicare Advantage plans provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, which refers to HCSC Insurance Services Company (HISC) (HMO, PPO and HMO Special Needs Plans), and also to GHS Insurance Company (GHSIC) (HMO plans). PPO plans and HMO and PPO employer/union group plans provided by Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC). HCSC, HISC and GHSIC are Independent Licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. HCSC, HISC, and GHSIC are Medicare Advantage organizations with a Medicare contract. HISC is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Texas Medicaid program. Enrollment in these plans depends on contract renewal.

Medicaid Plan Notice:
Prescription drug plans provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, which refers to Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC), an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. A Medicare-approved Part D sponsor. Enrollment in HCSC's plans depends on contract renewal.

Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans are offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

The best time to buy a Medicare Supplement Insurance Policy is around the time you turn 65. You have guaranteed acceptance during the six-month Open Enrollment Period that begins on the first day of the month in which you turn 65 and are enrolled in Medicare Part B. If you are under age 65, have Medicare Part A and are within the six months following your enrollment for Medicare Part B, your acceptance is guaranteed for Plan A. If you are under age 65 and on Medicare, you will also have a six-month Open Enrollment Period when you reach age 65, beginning on the first day of the month in which you turn 65. In any scenario, you must have Medicare Part B to be eligible for a Medicare Supplement Insurance Policy.